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Survey of English Place-Names

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Turkeyshall Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Rugeley

Historical Forms

  • Turkysall lane 1671 Ct

Etymology

, 1880 Kelly , Turkysall lane 1671Ct , cf. Turkysall flatt , Turkyshall meade 1570Survey , Turkeysill 1840TA , the first el . looks like the name of the bird turkey NED sb , but if so it would be a very early occurrence in English ; the forms are too late for any certainty .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement